Second Breakfast Videos
Hey everybody!
I've been thinking about putting together some Second Breakfast/Breakfast Club videos for a while now, and for the past two weeks I've been taking an off-and-on crash course in video capture, editing, and YouTube--the "crash" being the sound of my laptop hitting the wall. :I
Okay, just kidding--but getting all of the software pieces to talk to each other and produce something decent has been a real pain. Not to mention the editing, which seems to defy the laws of space and time: isn't it weird how 7 minutes of finished video requires 43 hours of editing in the same way that a couple of ounces of chocolate turns into three pounds of fat? ;-)
Anyway, having faced the challenge of conflicting hotkeys, sudden lags, unexpected tells, players running across the screen, no audio, grainy output, and a gazillion settings combinations, I think I've got . . . something. A clogged hard drive! No, wait, I mean a few videos! I hope these are the beginning of some better ones to come in the future. I'm looking forward to capturing some of the Last Homely House Party next week!
If you have time, please take a peek at highlights of our Elevenses Second Anniversary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cgk2v4MwSc&feature=plcp),
Breakfast Club playing Irish Party at band practice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ys7es11mk)
and Theoben, Bugo and I (me?) playing Far Over (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj8QMSmFXgM&feature=plcp)
I'd appreciate any and all feedback on image quality (should be great if you choose the highest quality playback option), audio quality, browser issues, or whatever. I'm not going to do any more until I know if these are working all right. Thanks!
P.S. Sending a special shout-out to Pontin, who told me about Bandicam! If these work out I'll buy a licensed copy and get rid of the watermark at the top.
Do drop in. The doors are always open!
Willowing, Grimbear, Rosewynda, Marewyng, Ingrid, Hollydell, Laurelberry,
Merieloran, Gadrian, Linhaewen, Berangar, Athdan, Faerstar (4 Twinfall Path, Tund Faroth, Falathlorn),
Olangrim (1 Waterbank Road, Tund Faroth, Falathlorn), Gwencara (1 Brookbank Street, Greyheight, Shire),
Mossley (of the Frogmorton Middleworths), and Larksong of Crickhollow
Larkfeather, Faerstar and Olangrim of Landroval
Breakfast: the best meals of the day.
I was particularly impressed with the Elevenses video. Would you mind if I posted that link in the recurring events section of the Free People's Press?
Thanks Rosie! Sure, feel free to link it for now, but I was thinking it's a bit long and would like to put together something shorter for the Press gathered from a variety of Elevenses.
I noticed that too. It was one of the few usable pieces of video I captured and decided to hang on to it--and besides Kanaru looked so jaunty on the horse . It was a spur-of-the-moment thing, and I think if we're more prepared for it we'll get some better stuff. I think I have the settings under control now.
Thank you both for taking the time to send feedback!
Do drop in. The doors are always open!
Willowing, Grimbear, Rosewynda, Marewyng, Ingrid, Hollydell, Laurelberry,
Merieloran, Gadrian, Linhaewen, Berangar, Athdan, Faerstar (4 Twinfall Path, Tund Faroth, Falathlorn),
Olangrim (1 Waterbank Road, Tund Faroth, Falathlorn), Gwencara (1 Brookbank Street, Greyheight, Shire),
Mossley (of the Frogmorton Middleworths), and Larksong of Crickhollow
Larkfeather, Faerstar and Olangrim of Landroval
Breakfast: the best meals of the day.